Another FIR against Pratap Simha; DSS seeks his arrest

Another FIR has been registered against former MP Pratap Simha, who was recently booked for delivering an inflammatory speech during the Ganesha idol immersion procession in T. Narsipur town on Friday.

The second FIR registered under Section 352 and 356 of Bhartiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and under different Sections of the SC and ST (Prevention of Atrocities) Act 1989 on Tuesday is based on a complaint by Madhu K.T. of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Kshemabhrivruddhi Kreedaa Kala Sangha, Kaiyamballi village of T. Narsipur.

The former MP is accused of insulting the Dalit community through his allegedly derogatory remarks during the Ganesh idol immersion procession or the Shobha Yatra on September 18.